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15th amendment
expanded voting rights to men of color. allowed African Americans the right to vote. happened after the civil war because slaves were free. https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/document_library/files/Military-and-Overseas-Voter-Empowerment-“MOVE”-Act.pdf -
19th amendment
the right to vote should not be taken away based on sex. allowed women the right to vote. women fought for this amendment for years, but what really set them over the edge was the protest at the white house https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xix#:~:text=The%20right%20of%20citizens%20of,this%20article%20by%20appropriate%20legislation. -
Alice Paul
led the charge for women's suffrage and equal rights. She fought to ratify the 19th Amendment to grant women the right to vote and have a say in government. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/alice-paul -
Indian citizenship act
it granted native americans who were born in the US citizenship. it recognized all the native Americans who fought in World War lhttps://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/5428/indian-citizenship-act.pdf -
24th amendment
prohibits the government from imposing poll taxes on citizens during elections. fights against voter discrimination
https://kids.laws.com/24th-amendment#:~:text=The%2024th%20Amendment%3A%20Eliminating%20Poll,poll%20taxes%20in%20federal%20elections. -
Reynolds vs. Sims
court case decided that the government should require both the House of Representatives and the Senate to be appointed based on population. https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/23 -
26th amendment
lowered the voting age of 21 down to 18. said that citizens 18 of age shall not be denied the right to vote. if they lowered the voting age the amount of voters would increase. https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/news/26th-amendment#:~:text=Fearing%20confusion%20as%20to%20who,the%20fastest%20in%20ratification%20history. -
Military and Overseas Empowerment Act
people in the military or family members can vote absentee.n meaning if they're out serving for the country and miss election day, they're still allowed to vote. https://ballotpedia.org/Military_and_Overseas_Voter_Empowerment_(MOVE)_Act -
Americans with disabilities act
protects the rights of people with disabilities. public accommodations are required to ensure disabled people's civil rights. https://www.ada.gov -
help America vote act
requires the state to set up provisional ballot boxes for the ones whose names were not on the voter's list. https://www.eac.gov/about/help_america_vote_act.aspx